Lot 174
[LITERATURE]. HURSTON, Zora Neale. Their Eyes Were Watching God. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1937.
Sale 1310 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Feb 27, 2024
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Live / Cincinnati
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[LITERATURE]. HURSTON, Zora Neale. Their Eyes Were Watching God. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1937.
8vo. Publishers original orange cloth lettered in black, with original dust jacket (some light staining to cloth binding; dust jacket heavily worn, with some chips, tears, and areas of loss). FIRST EDITION of what many consider to be Zora Neale Hurston's most revered work. Written over a period of seven weeks in Haiti, Their Eyes Were Watching God is a classic title from the Harlem Renaissance, featuring a strong, independent Black female protagonist on a quest to find her true identity.
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